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Wednesday 31 May 2017

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Astros rally for 11 runs in 8th inning, overwhelm Twins 16-8

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Car- 14th save in 16 chances.
los Beltran homered and TIGERS 10, ROYALS 7
singled during an 11-run KANSAS CITY, Missouri (AP)
burst in the eighth inning — Miguel Cabrera and
against Minnesota’s belea- J.D. Martinez each drove in
guered bullpen as Houston three runs as Detroit came
overwhelmed the Twins in from behind to beat Kansas
a matchup of AL division City.
leaders. Joakim Soria (2-2), who is 0
The Astros combined for for 3 in save situations, re-
eight hits, two walks, a hit- tired none of the five bat-
ter batter and a balk in the ters he faced in the eighth,
eighth to rally from an 8-2 and four of them scored.
deficit. The Twins tried three He allowed three singles,
pitchers in the inning, a day walked two and allowed a
after they used eight re- run on a wild pitch.
lievers in a 15-inning loss to Whit Merrifield homered,
Tampa Bay. tripled and doubled in his
Beltran finished with four first three at-bats, but flied
hits and Carlos Correa out to end the seventh. No
had three, including a Royal has hit for the cycle
home run. Alex Bregman since Hall of Famer George
also homered for Houston, Brett in 1990.
which had a season-high Houston Astros’ Carlos Correa, right, rounds third on a solo home run off Minnesota Twins pitcher BLUE JAYS 17, REDS 2
18 hits, 13 of them in the last Ervin Santana in the fourth inning of a baseball game Monday, May 29, 2017 in Minneapolis. TORONTO (AP) — Troy Tu-
two innings. Associated Press lowitzki hit his fourth ca-
Jordan Jankowski (1-0) got Trevor Plouffe and record- exited in the second. He Montgomery (2-4) allowed reer grand slam and Mar-
his first major league win ed his 14th save. was hurt trying to beat out three runs, one earned, in 4 cus Stroman won his fifth
with 2 1/3 innings in relief of Daniel Mengden (0-1), re- a hit when first baseman 1/3 innings. straight decision to help To-
starter Brad Peacock. He called from Triple-A Nash- Jose Abreu slid into the bag RAYS 10, RANGERS 8 ronto rout Cincinnati.
allowed four earned runs ville to make his first start and Pedroia fell over him. ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) Justin Smoak hit a three-run
and gave up home runs of the season, allowed five Juan Minaya (1-0) pitched — Tim Beckham hit a go- homer and Russell Martin
to Miguel Sano and Rob- runs in 3 1/3 innings. a scoreless inning and Da- ahead three-run homer in added a two-run shot for
bie Grossman but he ben- WHITE SOX 5, RED SOX 4 vid Robertson closed for his the seventh as Tampa Bay the Blue Jays, who have 43
efited from the Houston hit CHICAGO (AP) — Bos- eighth save in nine chanc- scored five runs in a span of home runs in May.
parade. ton lefty David Price had es. three pitches to end Texas’ Stroman (6-2) allowed two
Craig Breslow (1-1) took the an uneven season debut ORIOLES 3, YANKEES 2 eight-game home winning runs in six innings, improving
loss. while Melky Cabrera hom- BALTIMORE (AP) — Dylan streak. to 5-0 with a 2.96 ERA in his
INDIANS 5, ATHLETICS 3 ered and drove in four runs, Bundy allowed two runs Steven Souza Jr. had four past eight starts.
CLEVELAND (AP) — Car- helping Chicago rally. over seven innings in an- hits with four runs scored Reds right-hander Lisalverto
los Carrasco won his third Price, who missed the first other strong start at Cam- for Tampa Bay, while Evan Bonilla (0-3) took the loss.
straight decision and Ed- part of the year with a den Yards as Baltimore Longoria’s four RBIs includ- BRAVES 6, ANGELS 3
win Encarnacion hit one left elbow strain, threw 88 beat New York to snap a ed a two-run homer. ANAHEIM, California (AP)
of Cleveland’s three solo pitches in five innings. The seven-game losing streak. Pinch-hitter Colby Rasmus — Matt Adams and Danny
home runs. former AL Cy Young Award Jonathan Schoop had two hit a two-run double on the Santana had two-run dou-
Carrasco (5-2) pitched six winner gave up two hits, RBIs to help the Orioles end first pitch thrown by reliever bles during a six-run third
shutout innings before al- including Cabrera’s three- their longest skid since a Tony Barnette (1-1), tying inning to help Atlanta over-
lowing back-to-back hom- run homer, walked two nine-game drought in 2011. the game at 7-all before a come Albert Pujols’ 598th
ers to Yonder Alonso and and hit two batters. He also Aaron Judge hit his major no-pitch intentional walk to career homer and beat Los
Ryon Healy in the seventh. struck out four. league-leading 17th home Kevin Kiermaier, who had Angeles.
The right-hander, who Price was in line for the win run for the first-place Yan- already struck out three The Angels placed two-
hasn’t lost since April 28, al- before Kevan Smith hit an kees in this AL East match- times. Beckham then hit a time AL MVP Mike Trout on
lowed four hits and struck RBI double off Matt Barnes up. 1-0 pitch over the 14-foot the disabled list for the first
out seven. (3-2) in the seventh, tying Bundy (6-3) gave up seven wall in left-center field. time in his career before
Andrew Miller struck out the it at 4. Cabrera had an RBI hits, struck out three and Jose De Leon (1-0) allowed the game, and the center
side in the eighth. Cody Al- single with two outs. walked one. Brad Brach three runs in 2 2/3 innings fielder will need surgery to
len gave up Khris Davis’ Red Sox second baseman got three straight outs for and still won his Rays debut. repair a torn ligament in his
solo homer and two singles Dustin Pedroia injured his his 10th save in 13 tries. Alex Colome struck out the left thumb. He’s expected
in the ninth, but struck out wrist in the first inning and Yankees rookie Jordan side in a perfect ninth for his to miss six to eight weeks.q